Amy Westervelt
29 years old
San Francisco, CA
About me
I’m terrible at writing about myself. :)
Official Bio
Venus Zine’s Up Front editor, Amy Westervelt, is a freelance writer and editor who has written about fashion, books, film, and travel for a variety of publications, including Travel + Leisure, Clear, the San Francisco Chronicle, Countryman Press, and Fodor’s Travel Publications. In her down time, she likes to bowl, cook, and make pants that don’t fit her butt. Westervelt hasn’t been in one place for more than a month in the past two years, so she doesn’t really claim to live anywhere. Got clever, to-the-point story ideas about politics, offbeat topics, music news, film news, alternative sports, and other interesting, semi-random things? Get in touch.
Fan of
Patsy Cline
Dolly Parton
Holly Go Lightly
The Pogues
Sinead O’Connor
The Coup
Parker Posey
Weeds
Philip Roth
Noah Baumbach
Alexander Burroughs
Erlend Oye
Neffa
Lady Sovereign
Blackalicious
Mac&Cheese
What I’m a fan of this week:
Singer/songwriter Thao Nguyen
Comedian W. Kamau Bell
Baby Dee
Projects
www.sustainableindustries.com
www.mediabistro.com/AmyWestervelt
Articles by Amy Westervelt
Outside Lands Festival 2009: The Bay is treated to one of the best lineups of the summer
August 28 – 30, 2009, at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
What's On: Sarah Haskins
Issue #38
The creator and star of Current TV’s “Target Women” on books vs. films, media aimed at women, and having fun at work.
How'd You Get that Cool Job Kate Lewis?
Issue #38
Babe in Toyland
Spin Cycle
Issue #37
New urban farms help city folk grow their own food
What's On: Lynn Hershman Leeson
Issue #37
The director-multimedia artist says you should consider moving to Mexico
Carbon neutral, my ass
Issue #36
The down-and-dirty truth on putting a Band-Aid on environmental woes
Young, broke, and on the move
Issue #36
Navigating new turf with no dough
Scene & Unheard
Issue #36
Oakland
Record Shopping With Keren Ann
Issue #36
The multi-culti musician roots for the underdog
El Perro Del Mar leads Swedish invasion of San Francisco
May 18, 2008, at Bimbo’s 365 Club
Elf Power missing heart in San Francisco
April 18, 2008, at Bottom of the Hill
Giant microbes
Issue #35
Who knew syphilis could be cuddly?
Dollars & Sense
Issue #35
Navigate the U.S. healthcare system without going broke
Donita Sparks
Issue #35
The former L7 frontwoman puts her tough-girl image to rest
Play like a girl
Issue #34
Video game companies finally tune in to female market
Flu-light special
Issue #34
Retail clinics are sweeping the nation
Film Therapy
Writer/director Noah Baumbach, Nicole Kidman, and Jennifer Jason Leigh exorcise their demons in Margot at the Wedding
No such thing as a free download
Issue #33
Warner to offer free music ... sort of
Recycling Rio
Issue #32
The Coopa-Roca collective is knitting its way from Rio’s slums to New York’s catwalks
What’s On?
Issue #32
KINGA PHILLIPS
Baking on the edge
Issue #31
The Edge brownie pan makes every piece the best one
Slumber-party slams
Issue #31
Toronto’s Pillow Fight League gets official
40 years of Brit punk
Issue #31
San Francisco’s de Young Museum celebrates Vivienne Westwood
It’s all in the jeans
Issue #31
Zafu promises perfect jeans — and somehow delivers
